Editing Arbroath (section)

==Governance==
[[File:Arbroath coat of arms.png|right|thumb|Royal Burgh of Arbroath's Coat of Arms]]
[[File:The sheriff court - geograph.org.uk - 1195590.jpg|thumb|left|[[Arbroath Town House]]]]

Arbroath was made a [[burgh of regality]] in 1178 by King [[William I of Scotland|William the Lion]], when the abbey was founded. The burgh of regality permitted monks to hold a weekly market, dispense basic justice and establish a harbour. In 1599, the town was granted [[royal burgh]] status by King [[James I of England|James VI of Scotland]]. A provost and town council were appointed.<ref name="Royal Burgh">{{Cite web |title=MS 300 Royal Burgh of Arbroath |url=http://arccat.dundee.ac.uk/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=((text)=%27ms%20300%27) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010047/https://arccat.dundee.ac.uk/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=((text)=%27ms%20300%27) |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=Archive Services Online Catalogue |publisher=University of Dundee}}</ref>

In 1922, [[James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape|Lord Inchcape]] became [[burgess (title)|burgess]]. He was presented with his ticket to the office in a silver casket engraved with the burgh [[coat-of-arms]] and views of the locality.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Inchcape Casket |work=Dundee Courier |date=6 June 1922 |access-date=3 August 2014 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19220606/093/0005|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Arbroath remained controlled by Arbroath Burgh Council, which was based at [[Arbroath Town House]], through to 1975, when Arbroath (and the [[county of Angus]]) were amalgamated with Perthshire and Dundee City into Tayside, controlled by [[Tayside|Tayside Regional Council]]. Angus, along with Dundee City and Perth & Kinross were re-established under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]].<ref name='lga1994'>{{Cite web |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1994/Ukpga_19940039_en_13.htm |title=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 |access-date=7 January 2007 |year=1994 |publisher=Office of Public Sector Information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212165933/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/Ukpga_19940039_en_13.htm |archive-date=12 December 2006<!--DASHBot-->|url-status=live}}</ref>

Arbroath is represented on [[Angus, Scotland|Angus Council]] by seven councillors; four from the ward of [[Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim (ward)|Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Ward 6 (Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim) |url=https://boundaries.scot/Electoral/5th_Reviews/Angus/5th_Review_Angus_Ward_6.pdf |access-date=24 January 2023 |website=[[Boundaries Scotland]]}}</ref> and three from [[Arbroath East and Lunan (ward)|Arbroath East & Lunan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Ward 7 (Arbroath East and Lunan) |url=https://boundaries.scot/Electoral/5th_Reviews/Angus/5th_Review_Angus_Ward_7.pdf |access-date=24 January 2023 |website=[[Boundaries Scotland]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Elections 5 May 2022 - The election |url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elections_and_voting/local_government_elections_5_may_2022/local_elections_5_may_2022_the_election |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Angus Council |language=en}}</ref>

===Parliamentary representation===
Arbroath is part of [[Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (UK Parliament constituency)|Arbroath and Broughty Ferry]] constituency for elections to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. The seat was first contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]] where [[Stephen Gethins]] of the [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] won the seat.

Arbroath is in the [[Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus South constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] (having been in the [[Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus]] constituency until its abolition in 2011). It returns a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) to [[Holyrood, Edinburgh|Holyrood]] directly. [[Graeme Dey]] of the [[Scottish National Party]] has won the seat in all three elections contested since its formation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Angus South - Scottish Parliament constituency |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000082 |access-date=2023-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Angus South - Scottish Parliament constituency - Election 2016 - BBC News |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/scotland-constituencies/S16000082 |access-date=2023-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=SNP's Angus wins no surprise – but margin of victory exceeds all expectations |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Angus/article/13694/snp-s-angus-wins-no-surprise-but-margin-of-victory-exceeds-all-expectations.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510072326/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Angus/article/13694/snp-s-angus-wins-no-surprise-but-margin-of-victory-exceeds-all-expectations.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2011 |work=The Courier |date=6 May 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011}}</ref> Angus South forms part of the [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland electoral region]] for electing additional Members of the Scottish Parliament.